A public service announcement to the people of Buenos Aires:

MULLETS ARE NEVER SEXY. PLEASE STOP!

On the plus side, they had fabulous shoes, so not all is lost. However, I was greatly disappointed after hearing so much hype over how well dressed and stylish everyone was. This was simply not the case.

Onto the more substantive review of my vacation, I like Argentina but the lack of organization would get to me after a while. The food was amazing, thought that was partially due to the fact that we could afford to eat a lot better than we can in DC. I was sadly able to avoid most beef. It's become ever more apparent that I just don't like steak. On the other hand, cow is not the only animal they prepare well, so I had some phenomenal lamb. Yumm.

As it turns out, Buenos Aires is a sufficiently familiar city that we required a few side trips to actually feel like we were on vacation. Of these, the big one was to Iguazu Falls. This is a national park that straddles the border with Brazil. Of course, due to our country's visa fees, Brazil has retaliated and Jenny and I could therefore not afford to cross the border. Word on the street is that Americans can easily cross in a cab, but we were happy with the Argentinean side. Regardless, the falls were absolutely breathtaking and the hostel was more of a resort. If you get a chance to go, I highly recommend it, especially if you can be there for a full moon when they do night time tours. It's amazing.

So then, back to Buenos Aires. Why is it so familiar? Well, it turns out that Argentina's history parallel's the US in quite a number of ways, creating a nation of immigrants with European roots. So essentially I sat in a European city with climate and foliage identical to that of southern California. Jenny was a bit disappointed that it didn't feel more typically Latin American, but we both liked the city quite a bit. The thing was that there's really nothing terribly stupendous about BA, but it's a very comfortable place. I could easily see myself living there long term. It combines a lot of the things I love about LA with what I love about a more centralized urban city.

I have more to write, but the mind just shut down and demanded a nap.